unconstitutional

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ constitutional.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unconstitutional (comparative more unconstitutional, superlative most unconstitutional)

1. Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution. [18th C.]

   Synonym: anticonstitutional

   Antonym: constitutional

   That recently passed political bill has been declared unconstitutional.

   • 2021 August 20, Kate Conger, “California’s Gig Worker Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     A California law that ensures many gig workers are considered independent contractors, while affording them some limited benefits, is unconstitutional and unenforceable, a California Superior Court judge ruled Friday evening.

Derived terms

• unconstitutionality
• unconstitutionally

 

Related terms

• anticonstitutional

Translations

contrary to the constitution

• Arabic: غَيْرُ دُسْتُورِيّ (ḡayru dustūriyy)
• Catalan: inconstitucional
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 違憲いけん／违宪 (zh) (wéixiàn)

• Czech: protiústavní (cs), neústavní
• Danish: grundlovsstridig, i strid med grundloven
• Dutch: ongrondwettelijk (nl), ongrondwettig (nl)
• Finnish: perustuslain vastainen
• French: inconstitutionnel (fr), anticonstitutionnel (fr)
• Galician: inconstitucional
• Georgian: არაკონსტიტუციური (araḳonsṭiṭuciuri)
• German: verfassungswidrig (de)
• Hindi: असंवैधानिक (hi) (asamvaidhānik)
• Hungarian: alkotmányellenes (hu)
• Indonesian: inkonstitusional (id)
• Irish: míbhunreachtúil
• Italian: incostituzionale (it)
• Japanese: 違憲いけん (ja) (iken)
• Macedonian: противу́ставен m (protivústaven), неу́ставен m (neústaven)
• Polish: niekonstytucyjny (pl), antykonstytucyjny
• Portuguese: inconstitucional (pt), anticonstitucional (pt)
• Russian: неконституцио́нный (ru) (nekonstituciónnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: не̏уста̄ван

  Roman: nȅustāvan (sh)

• Spanish: inconstitucional (es), anticonstitucional (es)
• Swedish: grundlagsvidrig, okonstitutionell

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Unconstitutional”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 101, column 1.